Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 766 · 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) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
11. 11.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
28. 28.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔑 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
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
35. 35.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) watching others write
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 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

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