Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 826 · 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: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
3. 3.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
10. 10.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
21. 21.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
23. 23.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
33. 33.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
34. 34.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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