Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 206 · 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 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?
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
11. 11.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
17. 17.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
19. 19.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
25. 25.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
28. 28.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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