Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 640 · 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 instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
5. 5.🔑 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
6. 6.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
9. 9.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
16. 16.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
31. 31.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
32. 32.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
40. 40.📄 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

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