Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 832 · 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: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
7. 7.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
9. 9.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
16. 16.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
18. 18.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
22. 22.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
27. 27.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
36. 36.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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