Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 818 · 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: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
2. 2.📄 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
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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
13. 13.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
19. 19.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
21. 21.🔑 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
22. 22.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
32. 32.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
35. 35.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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