Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 794 · 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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
11. 11.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
18. 18.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
20. 20.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
25. 25.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
35. 35.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.📄 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

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