Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 20 · 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) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
5. 5.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
9. 9.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) guess again
10. 10.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
16. 16.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
21. 21.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
22. 22.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
25. 25.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
26. 26.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
35. 35.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer

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