Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 433 · 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: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
8. 8.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
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 of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
22. 22.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer two
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) finish early
27. 27.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points

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