Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 219 · 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 of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
2. 2.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
15. 15.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
18. 18.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
30. 30.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.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) reading every question
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False

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