Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 313 · 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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
21. 21.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
23. 23.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
36. 36.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) ignoring instructions
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
40. 40.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) write more pages

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