Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 165 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
6. 6.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
12. 12.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ 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
15. 15.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
17. 17.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ 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?
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
25. 25.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
29. 29.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
31. 31.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
32. 32.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
34. 34.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only

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