Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 957 · 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.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
4. 4.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
14. 14.📄 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
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
21. 21.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
38. 38.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False

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