Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 215 · 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.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
4. 4.✅ 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
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
6. 6.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
11. 11.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
24. 24.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
32. 32.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
35. 35.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
37. 37.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
40. 40.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True

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