Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 862 · 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 for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
12. 12.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
13. 13.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
19. 19.📄 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
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.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔑 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
30. 30.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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