Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 82 · 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.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
6. 6.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
12. 12.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.🔑 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
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 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

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