Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 719 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
15. 15.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
18. 18.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
23. 23.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
30. 30.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
36. 36.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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