Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 508 · 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? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
11. 11.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) write more pages
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False

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