Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 173 · 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) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
3. 3.🔍 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
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
9. 9.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
11. 11.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
15. 15.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
16. 16.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
26. 26.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
29. 29.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
35. 35.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
40. 40.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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