Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 625 · 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 reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer two
6. 6.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) reading every question
7. 7.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
14. 14.🔑 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
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
19. 19.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
24. 24.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
27. 27.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
35. 35.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
37. 37.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
40. 40.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time

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