Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 367 · 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.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
4. 4.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
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: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
31. 31.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
33. 33.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
35. 35.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
38. 38.🔑 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
39. 39.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning

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