Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 964 · 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.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
3. 3.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
11. 11.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔑 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
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
17. 17.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
19. 19.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
21. 21.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
26. 26.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
29. 29.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) skip reading
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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