Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 764 · 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.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
27. 27.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
36. 36.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question

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