Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 112 · 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 of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
12. 12.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
15. 15.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
22. 22.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
25. 25.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
26. 26.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
33. 33.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 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

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