Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 677 · 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.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
2. 2.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
18. 18.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
19. 19.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
20. 20.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
21. 21.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) finish early
28. 28.🔑 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
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones

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