Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 714 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
2. 2.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
10. 10.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) write more pages
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
21. 21.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
27. 27.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
29. 29.🔑 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
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words

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