Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 944 · 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: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
3. 3.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
9. 9.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.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
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
14. 14.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
18. 18.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
21. 21.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
32. 32.🔑 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
33. 33.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
39. 39.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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