Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 990 · 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.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
5. 5.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
8. 8.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
17. 17.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
21. 21.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
23. 23.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
39. 39.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 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

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