Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 171 · 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 is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
2. 2.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
7. 7.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
22. 22.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
25. 25.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
26. 26.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
27. 27.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
30. 30.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
32. 32.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
33. 33.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
36. 36.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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