Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 654 · 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.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
6. 6.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
20. 20.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
27. 27.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) answer all six
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False

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