Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 268 · 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: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
3. 3.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
4. 4.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
7. 7.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
10. 10.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
22. 22.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
25. 25.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
27. 27.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
31. 31.✅ 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
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
37. 37.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) question numbers right
38. 38.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True

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