Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 899 · 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) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
5. 5.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
11. 11.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
17. 17.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
23. 23.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
27. 27.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
29. 29.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
35. 35.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
36. 36.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match

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