Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 556 · 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? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
5. 5.🔑 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
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
9. 9.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
10. 10.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
13. 13.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
16. 16.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
20. 20.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
24. 24.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
27. 27.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
29. 29.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
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.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words

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