Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 879 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
2. 2.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (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) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
16. 16.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
17. 17.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
19. 19.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False

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