Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 687 · 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: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
9. 9.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
14. 14.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
21. 21.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
29. 29.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
31. 31.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔑 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
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
38. 38.📄 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
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) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck

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