Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 814 · 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: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
2. 2.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
4. 4.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
15. 15.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
27. 27.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) skip the section
40. 40.📄 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

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