Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 905 · 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 smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
2. 2.🔑 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
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
4. 4.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
5. 5.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
28. 28.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
31. 31.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
34. 34.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
35. 35.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
39. 39.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match

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