Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 622 · 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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
3. 3.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
6. 6.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
10. 10.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
12. 12.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.🔑 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
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
35. 35.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
39. 39.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how

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