Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 666 · 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 plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
2. 2.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔑 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
9. 9.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
17. 17.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
30. 30.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
39. 39.🔍 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
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning

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