Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 160 · 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.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
4. 4.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
5. 5.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
12. 12.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
13. 13.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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