Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 786 · 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: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
5. 5.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
7. 7.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
16. 16.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) answer all six
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 of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
26. 26.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
27. 27.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
33. 33.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
40. 40.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False

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