Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 357 · 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.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
22. 22.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer two
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
25. 25.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
27. 27.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
32. 32.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False

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