Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 273 · 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: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
10. 10.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
12. 12.✅ 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
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
15. 15.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
18. 18.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
19. 19.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.✅ 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?
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
35. 35.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
37. 37.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling

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