Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 248 · 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.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
7. 7.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
18. 18.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer two
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
30. 30.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
34. 34.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
38. 38.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
39. 39.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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