Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 253 · 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.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
3. 3.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
7. 7.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
16. 16.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
26. 26.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
36. 36.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
40. 40.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back

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