Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 737 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
17. 17.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
26. 26.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
29. 29.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
36. 36.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
39. 39.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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