Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 413 · 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.🔑 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
2. 2.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
3. 3.🔑 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
20. 20.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
32. 32.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
37. 37.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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