Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 298 · 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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or check your answers? (a) try the harder ones (b) check your answers
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
25. 25.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
26. 26.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions

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