Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 199 · 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.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
24. 24.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
28. 28.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
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: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
40. 40.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back

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