Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 984 · 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: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
4. 4.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) skip the section
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
10. 10.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
15. 15.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.🔑 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
24. 24.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
26. 26.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
33. 33.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
37. 37.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 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

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