Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 327 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
6. 6.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
7. 7.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” 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) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
19. 19.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
22. 22.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
25. 25.🔑 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
26. 26.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
40. 40.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False

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