Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 353 · 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: try the harder ones or check your answers? (a) try the harder ones (b) check your answers
2. 2.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
6. 6.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
11. 11.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
17. 17.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
19. 19.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
25. 25.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
28. 28.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
30. 30.🔑 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
38. 38.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match

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