Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 801 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
11. 11.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
19. 19.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
23. 23.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
37. 37.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
40. 40.📄 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

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