Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 251 · 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) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
2. 2.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
4. 4.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
10. 10.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
12. 12.✅ 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
13. 13.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
20. 20.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
25. 25.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
30. 30.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
32. 32.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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