Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 928 · 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) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
7. 7.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
8. 8.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
10. 10.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
12. 12.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
27. 27.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
29. 29.🔑 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) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts

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