Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 962 · 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: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
6. 6.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
28. 28.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
29. 29.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
30. 30.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
31. 31.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
32. 32.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
35. 35.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
39. 39.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 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

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