Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 461 · 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) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
14. 14.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) answer two
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
24. 24.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔑 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
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
39. 39.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 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

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