Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 384 · 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.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
14. 14.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
18. 18.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
19. 19.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
30. 30.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.🔑 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
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
39. 39.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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