Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 629 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (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) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
12. 12.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔑 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
14. 14.📄 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
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? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
24. 24.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
31. 31.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
33. 33.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 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

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