Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 977 · 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: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
7. 7.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
19. 19.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
40. 40.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False

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