Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 53 · 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.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
3. 3.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
14. 14.📄 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
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔑 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
22. 22.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
31. 31.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
35. 35.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q

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