Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 777 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
4. 4.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
6. 6.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
15. 15.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) finish early
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
27. 27.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
32. 32.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning

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