Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 501 · 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: try the harder ones or check your answers? (a) try the harder ones (b) check your answers
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) answer two
10. 10.🔑 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
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
12. 12.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
19. 19.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
34. 34.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
38. 38.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions

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