Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 810 · 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: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
2. 2.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
16. 16.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
25. 25.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
35. 35.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading

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