Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 368 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
7. 7.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor 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.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
15. 15.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
27. 27.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
31. 31.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
34. 34.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back

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