Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 889 · 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 of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
9. 9.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
11. 11.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
12. 12.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (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: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
30. 30.🔑 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
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
38. 38.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones

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