Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 658 · 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.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
10. 10.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
11. 11.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) answer all six
12. 12.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
17. 17.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
26. 26.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
33. 33.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
34. 34.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
35. 35.🔑 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
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 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

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