Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 954 · 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: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
20. 20.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
23. 23.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
26. 26.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
30. 30.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
33. 33.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
35. 35.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions

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