Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 953 · 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: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
5. 5.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) answer all six
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
11. 11.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
17. 17.🔑 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
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 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
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
35. 35.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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