Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 526 · 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: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
5. 5.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
9. 9.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
11. 11.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
14. 14.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
21. 21.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
25. 25.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
31. 31.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
34. 34.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
38. 38.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔑 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
40. 40.📄 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

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