Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

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

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