Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 296 · 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.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔑 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
4. 4.🔑 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) the exact meaning (d) short points
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.🔑 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
17. 17.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
19. 19.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
21. 21.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
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.📄 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
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones

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