Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 548 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
5. 5.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) circling key words
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
10. 10.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) write more pages
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
13. 13.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔑 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
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
20. 20.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
28. 28.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
30. 30.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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