Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 932 · 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.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
10. 10.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
25. 25.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
27. 27.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
28. 28.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
39. 39.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False

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