Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 619 · 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: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
15. 15.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
18. 18.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
23. 23.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔑 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
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False

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