Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 395 · 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 smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
6. 6.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) answer all six
10. 10.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
13. 13.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔑 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
15. 15.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
16. 16.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
29. 29.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
39. 39.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 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

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