Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 648 · 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: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
25. 25.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
26. 26.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.🔑 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
29. 29.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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