Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 376 · 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: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
2. 2.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
5. 5.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
6. 6.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
10. 10.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
28. 28.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
34. 34.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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