Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 695 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
7. 7.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
28. 28.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) answer all six
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
32. 32.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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