Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 908 · 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) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
2. 2.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
11. 11.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
14. 14.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
18. 18.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔑 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
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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