Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 382 · 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.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
9. 9.🔑 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
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
12. 12.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
15. 15.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
32. 32.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
40. 40.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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