Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 534 · 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: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
6. 6.🔑 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
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
11. 11.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
18. 18.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
26. 26.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
30. 30.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
33. 33.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.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) noting the marks
35. 35.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 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

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