Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 732 · 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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
3. 3.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
13. 13.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
27. 27.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
34. 34.🔑 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
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
36. 36.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked

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