Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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