Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 712 · 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.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
6. 6.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
15. 15.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
35. 35.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
37. 37.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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