Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 883 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
5. 5.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) finish early
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
29. 29.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
31. 31.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
34. 34.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
37. 37.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
40. 40.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False

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