Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 410 · 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: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
6. 6.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
7. 7.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔑 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
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
27. 27.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
36. 36.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
37. 37.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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