Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 840 · 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: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
5. 5.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
12. 12.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
22. 22.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
27. 27.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) answer two
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
35. 35.🔑 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
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.📄 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
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages

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