Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 351 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
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) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
23. 23.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
25. 25.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
30. 30.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
38. 38.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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