Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 850 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
5. 5.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
19. 19.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
34. 34.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
37. 37.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question

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