Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 685 · 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: check your answers or try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
21. 21.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
24. 24.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
26. 26.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
29. 29.🔑 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
30. 30.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
35. 35.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper

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