Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 669 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.🔑 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
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
8. 8.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) finish early
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
10. 10.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.🔑 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
15. 15.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
16. 16.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
22. 22.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
26. 26.🔑 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
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
32. 32.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one

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