Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 897 · 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) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
12. 12.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
18. 18.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
19. 19.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
25. 25.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False

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