Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 979 · 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 check your answers? (a) try the harder ones (b) check your answers
2. 2.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
20. 20.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
21. 21.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
31. 31.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
34. 34.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading

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