Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 939 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
9. 9.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) finish early
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
12. 12.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
14. 14.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
22. 22.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) answering extra parts
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) answer two
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
38. 38.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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