Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 183 · 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 smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
2. 2.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
4. 4.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
17. 17.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
22. 22.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
27. 27.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
30. 30.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
34. 34.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
35. 35.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip

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