Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 609 · 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.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
9. 9.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
15. 15.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
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 smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
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.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
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 is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages

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