Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 579 · 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? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
6. 6.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
15. 15.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
25. 25.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
39. 39.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 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

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