Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 41 · 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: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
3. 3.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
6. 6.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
10. 10.🔑 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
13. 13.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
19. 19.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
23. 23.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
25. 25.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
28. 28.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
30. 30.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
40. 40.📄 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

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