Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 339 · 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: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
17. 17.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
21. 21.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
23. 23.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
26. 26.📄 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
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: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
31. 31.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
40. 40.📄 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

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