Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 493 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
13. 13.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
26. 26.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
33. 33.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
40. 40.📄 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

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