Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 931 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
4. 4.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
5. 5.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
6. 6.🔑 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
9. 9.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
13. 13.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
30. 30.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
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? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 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

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