Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 851 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
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 finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
5. 5.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
22. 22.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
23. 23.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
26. 26.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
38. 38.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points

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