Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 951 · 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: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
3. 3.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
10. 10.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.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) answering extra parts
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
16. 16.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.🔑 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
27. 27.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
40. 40.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True

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