Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 874 · 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.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
8. 8.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
18. 18.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
23. 23.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
35. 35.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points

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