Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 734 · 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 of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
7. 7.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
10. 10.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
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.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
18. 18.🔑 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) short points (d) reasons and how
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
35. 35.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
36. 36.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
38. 38.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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