Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 115 · 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.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
9. 9.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
19. 19.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
21. 21.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
28. 28.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer

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