Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 294 · 40 questions

Study tip (Read, plan, bank): Order: read the instructions → read the whole paper → mark the easy questions → answer known ones first → try the harder ones → check your answers. Key words: list / name / state → short points; explain / why → reasons; compare / distinguish → how they differ or match; define / meaning → the exact meaning. Stuck? Move on and come back. “Answer any four of six” means choose only four.

1. 1.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
23. 23.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
30. 30.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
33. 33.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
39. 39.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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