Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 72 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔑 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
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
6. 6.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
9. 9.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
25. 25.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
32. 32.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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