Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 168 · 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.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
9. 9.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
14. 14.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
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) answer all six (d) skip the section
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
39. 39.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 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

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