Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 873 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
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.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
9. 9.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
14. 14.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
18. 18.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
19. 19.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
34. 34.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) circling key words

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