Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 263 · 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 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
4. 4.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
11. 11.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
33. 33.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
35. 35.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers

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