Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 830 · 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: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
4. 4.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
9. 9.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
11. 11.🔑 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
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
14. 14.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
25. 25.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
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: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
35. 35.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match

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