Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 204 · 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 poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
6. 6.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
21. 21.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
28. 28.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
31. 31.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
35. 35.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
37. 37.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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