Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 147 · 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 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?
2. 2.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
8. 8.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
11. 11.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
13. 13.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
19. 19.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
21. 21.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
27. 27.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling

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