Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 895 · 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) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
2. 2.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
3. 3.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
7. 7.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
9. 9.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
20. 20.🔑 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
21. 21.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.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) stuck on Q1 for ages
34. 34.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
36. 36.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
38. 38.🔑 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
39. 39.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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