Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 156 · 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) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
2. 2.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
3. 3.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
20. 20.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
24. 24.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
28. 28.🔍 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
29. 29.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
30. 30.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
35. 35.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
39. 39.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False

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