Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 65 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
5. 5.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
8. 8.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
19. 19.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
28. 28.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
31. 31.🔑 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
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
34. 34.🔑 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
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
36. 36.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
39. 39.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts

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