Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 452 · 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.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
5. 5.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔑 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
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
38. 38.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
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.📄 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

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