Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 236 · 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 poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
11. 11.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
12. 12.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
14. 14.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
20. 20.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
37. 37.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a calculation slip
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit

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