Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 257 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
2. 2.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
4. 4.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
13. 13.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
14. 14.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
18. 18.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
20. 20.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
25. 25.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
27. 27.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
33. 33.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
37. 37.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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