Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 126 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
5. 5.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) skip it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
8. 8.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
10. 10.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
16. 16.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
19. 19.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
27. 27.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
31. 31.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
35. 35.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
39. 39.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right

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