Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 700 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
9. 9.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
12. 12.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) answer two
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
23. 23.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
40. 40.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) finish early

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