Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 778 · 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: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
7. 7.🔑 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
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
17. 17.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
21. 21.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
26. 26.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
32. 32.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.🔑 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) reasons and how (d) short points
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
40. 40.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False

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