Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 427 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
4. 4.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) answer all six
5. 5.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) skip reading
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
17. 17.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
18. 18.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
32. 32.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
39. 39.📄 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
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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