Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 167 · 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.✅ 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
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
10. 10.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
16. 16.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
20. 20.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
30. 30.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
31. 31.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
32. 32.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
34. 34.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
39. 39.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True

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