Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 230 · 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.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
2. 2.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 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
4. 4.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
8. 8.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
12. 12.🔍 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
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
14. 14.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
16. 16.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
19. 19.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
29. 29.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
35. 35.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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