Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 942 · 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.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
4. 4.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
5. 5.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
6. 6.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
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.📄 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
9. 9.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
20. 20.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) moving on when stuck
21. 21.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
34. 34.🔑 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
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
36. 36.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
39. 39.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 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

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