Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 945 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
11. 11.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
21. 21.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
27. 27.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
30. 30.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one

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