Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 457 · 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 instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
3. 3.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
9. 9.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
13. 13.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
17. 17.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
21. 21.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
28. 28.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
29. 29.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question

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