Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 503 · 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.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
3. 3.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
22. 22.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
29. 29.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
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.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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