Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 967 · 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: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
9. 9.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) starting with a sure one
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
17. 17.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
19. 19.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
40. 40.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time

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