Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 875 · 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: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
2. 2.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
9. 9.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
11. 11.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
16. 16.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
36. 36.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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