Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 331 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
6. 6.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
11. 11.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) answer two
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
32. 32.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) finish early
40. 40.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False

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