Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 779 · 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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
3. 3.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
8. 8.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
12. 12.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
18. 18.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
24. 24.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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