Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 302 · 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 skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
3. 3.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) skip reading
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
8. 8.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
14. 14.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔑 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
18. 18.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
20. 20.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
28. 28.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
39. 39.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
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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