Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 300 · 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) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
12. 12.🔑 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
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
24. 24.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
28. 28.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
29. 29.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
37. 37.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) write more pages
39. 39.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions

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