Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 675 · 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: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔑 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
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
9. 9.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
11. 11.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
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.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
14. 14.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
22. 22.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
23. 23.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions

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