Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 705 · 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.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.🔑 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
6. 6.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
12. 12.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
19. 19.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
21. 21.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
24. 24.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) write more pages
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
38. 38.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts

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