Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 73 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
2. 2.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
7. 7.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
20. 20.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
23. 23.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.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) circling key words
33. 33.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
36. 36.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how

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