Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 104 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
9. 9.🔑 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
24. 24.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
31. 31.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
34. 34.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
37. 37.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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