Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 416 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
5. 5.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
13. 13.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
15. 15.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
17. 17.📄 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
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) noting the marks
19. 19.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
26. 26.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
30. 30.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
34. 34.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
37. 37.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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