Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 926 · 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.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
2. 2.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
5. 5.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
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.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
8. 8.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
17. 17.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
21. 21.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
35. 35.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
40. 40.🔑 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

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