Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 620 · 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? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart 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: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
15. 15.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) answer two
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
28. 28.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
31. 31.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
34. 34.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
40. 40.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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