Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 118 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
25. 25.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
27. 27.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
34. 34.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit

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