Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 164 · 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) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
3. 3.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
7. 7.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missing unit
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
13. 13.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
16. 16.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
20. 20.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
21. 21.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
24. 24.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
28. 28.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit

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