Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 1 · 40 questions

Study tip (Hunt the slips): Smart checks: units in each answer, all parts answered, question numbers right, roll number written, key sums reworked, spelling of key terms, labels on diagrams. Kinds of slips: calculation slip (7 × 8 = 54), copying slip (45 used as 54), missed part (only part (a)), missing unit (20 instead of 20 cm²). Does the answer make sense? A pencil does not cost ₹4,000.

1. 1.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
2. 2.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
22. 22.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
28. 28.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
31. 31.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
32. 32.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
37. 37.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
39. 39.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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