Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 663 · 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: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
13. 13.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
22. 22.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
29. 29.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
35. 35.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
37. 37.🔑 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
38. 38.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
39. 39.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
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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