Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 792 · 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? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.🔑 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
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
15. 15.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) skip the section
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.🔑 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
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
26. 26.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 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

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