Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 988 · 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 mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
36. 36.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
40. 40.📄 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

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