Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 118 · 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: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
11. 11.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
15. 15.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
28. 28.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
38. 38.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading

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