Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 513 · 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: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
5. 5.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
8. 8.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
11. 11.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
13. 13.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
16. 16.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
25. 25.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
27. 27.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
38. 38.📄 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
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: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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