Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 496 · 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: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
3. 3.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
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: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
7. 7.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
13. 13.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
20. 20.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔑 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
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
34. 34.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck

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