Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 83 · 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.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
3. 3.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
12. 12.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
15. 15.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
20. 20.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
24. 24.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
35. 35.🔑 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
38. 38.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts

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