Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 711 · 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.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (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: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
17. 17.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
26. 26.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
31. 31.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔑 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts

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