Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 683 · 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: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
6. 6.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
11. 11.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.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) moving on when stuck
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 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
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.🔑 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
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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