Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 947 · 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? “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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
3. 3.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
18. 18.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
21. 21.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
22. 22.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
27. 27.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 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

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