Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 936 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
9. 9.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔑 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer two
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall

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