Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 641 · 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: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
7. 7.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
12. 12.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
17. 17.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) write more pages
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
23. 23.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
40. 40.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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