Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 768 · 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.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
8. 8.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
11. 11.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
14. 14.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
24. 24.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
25. 25.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
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
30. 30.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 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

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