Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 740 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
16. 16.🔑 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
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
19. 19.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
20. 20.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
26. 26.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
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.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
37. 37.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 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

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