Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 805 · 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 check your answers? (a) try the harder ones (b) check your answers
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
8. 8.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
12. 12.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
25. 25.🔑 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
27. 27.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
31. 31.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
34. 34.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points

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