Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 222 · 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.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
3. 3.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
10. 10.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
30. 30.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
31. 31.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered

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