Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 139 · 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) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
5. 5.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
7. 7.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
14. 14.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
15. 15.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
23. 23.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip

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