Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 796 · 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: check your answers or try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
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.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
16. 16.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
21. 21.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
25. 25.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
28. 28.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
34. 34.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
39. 39.🔑 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
40. 40.📄 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

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