Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 878 · 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.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
4. 4.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
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.📄 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
15. 15.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
22. 22.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
24. 24.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.🔑 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
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
36. 36.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) watching others write
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
38. 38.🔑 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
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
40. 40.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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