Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 727 · 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? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
15. 15.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
19. 19.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
24. 24.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
36. 36.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
38. 38.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning

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