Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 14 · 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 poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
2. 2.✅ 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?
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
9. 9.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
16. 16.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
23. 23.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
27. 27.✅ 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
29. 29.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
30. 30.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
33. 33.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
35. 35.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
39. 39.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early

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