Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 680 · 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 answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
4. 4.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
5. 5.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
13. 13.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
15. 15.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) finish early
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.🔑 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
19. 19.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
25. 25.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
29. 29.🔑 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
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
31. 31.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.🔑 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
37. 37.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster

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