Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 402 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
12. 12.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
26. 26.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) skip the section
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
28. 28.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
31. 31.🔑 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
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
33. 33.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False

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