Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 681 · 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.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
2. 2.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
15. 15.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
24. 24.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
25. 25.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
29. 29.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match

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