Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 661 · 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: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
16. 16.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
26. 26.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
27. 27.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
32. 32.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) answer all six
35. 35.🔑 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
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
40. 40.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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