Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 674 · 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.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
18. 18.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
40. 40.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True

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