Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 753 · 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) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
13. 13.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
18. 18.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
33. 33.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
40. 40.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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