Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 64 · 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) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
7. 7.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
12. 12.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” 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) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
18. 18.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
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match

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