Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 963 · 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: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
2. 2.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
4. 4.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
11. 11.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
12. 12.🔑 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
13. 13.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
15. 15.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
23. 23.🔑 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
34. 34.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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