Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 498 · 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: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
6. 6.🔑 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) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
7. 7.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
17. 17.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
19. 19.🔑 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) short points (d) reasons and how
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
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.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
27. 27.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
33. 33.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
36. 36.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
38. 38.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones

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