Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 69 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
5. 5.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
7. 7.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
9. 9.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
10. 10.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
14. 14.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
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
18. 18.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) finish early
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
30. 30.🔑 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
38. 38.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper

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