Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 844 · 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: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
2. 2.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
5. 5.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
9. 9.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
22. 22.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
25. 25.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
31. 31.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
33. 33.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts

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