Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 132 · 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 of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
5. 5.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
9. 9.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
12. 12.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
15. 15.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
17. 17.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
22. 22.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
26. 26.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
30. 30.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
39. 39.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) add the answer back

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