Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 379 · 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.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
3. 3.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
8. 8.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
10. 10.🔑 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
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question

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