Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 99 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
10. 10.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
24. 24.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions

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