Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 867 · 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: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
3. 3.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
7. 7.🔑 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.🔑 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
20. 20.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
23. 23.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
24. 24.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions

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