Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 369 · 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: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) finish early
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
5. 5.🔑 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
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
17. 17.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
20. 20.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
25. 25.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
27. 27.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question

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