Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 970 · 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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
5. 5.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.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) panicking at a hard Q
7. 7.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
11. 11.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions

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