Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 306 · 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) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
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 is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
7. 7.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
11. 11.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
13. 13.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
14. 14.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 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
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.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
25. 25.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
38. 38.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) watching others write

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