Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 217 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
6. 6.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
12. 12.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
13. 13.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
20. 20.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ 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?
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
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: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
29. 29.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
32. 32.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip

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