Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 417 · 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? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
4. 4.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
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.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
11. 11.🔑 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) reasons and how (d) short points
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
26. 26.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
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 of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
33. 33.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔑 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
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 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

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