Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 175 · 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) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
4. 4.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
5. 5.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a calculation slip
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ 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.
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
16. 16.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
21. 21.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
26. 26.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
35. 35.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
40. 40.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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