Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 189 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
4. 4.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
13. 13.✅ 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
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
20. 20.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
27. 27.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
29. 29.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
32. 32.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✅ 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
34. 34.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.✅ 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?
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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