Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 872 · 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? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
4. 4.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.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) reading every question
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
15. 15.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
25. 25.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
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: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
40. 40.🔑 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

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