Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 749 · 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) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
3. 3.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
7. 7.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.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) watching others write
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
14. 14.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
28. 28.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
40. 40.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False

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