Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 489 · 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 read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
3. 3.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
6. 6.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
18. 18.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
20. 20.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
25. 25.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
31. 31.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
39. 39.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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