Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 177 · 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: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
2. 2.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
5. 5.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
12. 12.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
14. 14.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
18. 18.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
20. 20.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
32. 32.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning

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