Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 134 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
3. 3.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
6. 6.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
16. 16.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
18. 18.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
22. 22.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
24. 24.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how

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