Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 465 · 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: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
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.📄 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
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.📄 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
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
33. 33.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
39. 39.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) moving on when stuck
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck

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