Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 869 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
2. 2.🔑 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
3. 3.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
26. 26.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
39. 39.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions

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