Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 163 · 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.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.✅ 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?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
6. 6.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
18. 18.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
21. 21.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
25. 25.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
33. 33.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
37. 37.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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