Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 481 · 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: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
4. 4.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
13. 13.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
20. 20.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
23. 23.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions

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