Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 877 · 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? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
7. 7.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
21. 21.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
24. 24.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write

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