Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 937 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
5. 5.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
6. 6.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
11. 11.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
15. 15.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
17. 17.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
19. 19.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
23. 23.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
36. 36.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match

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