Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 385 · 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 smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
15. 15.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
21. 21.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
37. 37.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True

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