Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 713 · 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: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
5. 5.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.🔑 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
9. 9.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) skip the section
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
13. 13.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
22. 22.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
28. 28.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
30. 30.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
32. 32.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions

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