Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 258 · 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.🔍 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
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
3. 3.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
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: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only

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