Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 935 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
2. 2.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
17. 17.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
21. 21.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
26. 26.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
31. 31.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
37. 37.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how

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