Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 58 · 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.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
18. 18.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.🔑 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
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
22. 22.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
33. 33.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
39. 39.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part

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