Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 630 · 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: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
7. 7.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
15. 15.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
23. 23.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
29. 29.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) finish early
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
36. 36.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
40. 40.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False

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