Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 16 · 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) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
17. 17.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
21. 21.✅ 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
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
24. 24.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
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: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
36. 36.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
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 the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
39. 39.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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