Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 545 · 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: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
5. 5.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
7. 7.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
14. 14.🔑 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) short points (d) the exact meaning
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
31. 31.🔑 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
32. 32.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words

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