Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 120 · 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) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
5. 5.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
8. 8.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
38. 38.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one

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