Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 911 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
3. 3.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
10. 10.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
16. 16.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
22. 22.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
24. 24.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔑 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
32. 32.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
36. 36.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points

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