Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 773 · 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: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
6. 6.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
14. 14.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
15. 15.🔑 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 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
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: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (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: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
39. 39.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages

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