Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 836 · 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: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
2. 2.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
4. 4.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
11. 11.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
25. 25.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
28. 28.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer two
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
30. 30.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points

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