Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 617 · 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: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
10. 10.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
16. 16.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
24. 24.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
26. 26.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 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

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