Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 581 · 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) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
4. 4.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
5. 5.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) write more pages
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔑 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
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) circling key words

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