Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 921 · 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 poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
15. 15.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
26. 26.🔑 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
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning

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