Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 602 · 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 answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
7. 7.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
9. 9.🔑 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) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.🔑 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
16. 16.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
18. 18.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
25. 25.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) planning time per part
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (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) writing without reading (d) circling key words

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