Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 218 · 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 skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
6. 6.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
9. 9.✅ 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
24. 24.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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