Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 721 · 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.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
5. 5.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
7. 7.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
12. 12.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
25. 25.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) finish early
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
31. 31.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts

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