Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 380 · 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: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
6. 6.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
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.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
25. 25.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) write more pages
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
32. 32.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
38. 38.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions

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