Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 463 · 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: try the harder ones or check your answers? (a) try the harder ones (b) check your answers
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
6. 6.🔑 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
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
8. 8.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
16. 16.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
17. 17.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
26. 26.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
34. 34.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks

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