Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 271 · 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: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
8. 8.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
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.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
18. 18.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
20. 20.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
30. 30.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
36. 36.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer

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