Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 48 · 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: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
4. 4.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
11. 11.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
21. 21.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) answer two
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
25. 25.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
32. 32.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions

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