Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 624 · 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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
3. 3.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
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? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
19. 19.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
20. 20.🔑 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
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
22. 22.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
24. 24.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
29. 29.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
38. 38.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
40. 40.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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