Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 57 · 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: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
4. 4.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
12. 12.🔑 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
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
20. 20.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
30. 30.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
40. 40.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False

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