Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 203 · 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.✅ 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
3. 3.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ 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
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
7. 7.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
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.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
13. 13.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
19. 19.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
22. 22.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right

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