Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 955 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
4. 4.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) writing without reading
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
10. 10.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
13. 13.📄 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
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 of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
24. 24.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
25. 25.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
31. 31.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
33. 33.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
36. 36.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔑 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) short points (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages

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