Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 355 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
4. 4.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
5. 5.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
6. 6.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
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.📄 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
9. 9.🔑 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
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
13. 13.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
15. 15.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
24. 24.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
26. 26.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
30. 30.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
38. 38.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write

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