Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 289 · 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 poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
13. 13.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
14. 14.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
16. 16.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False

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