Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 281 · 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: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
6. 6.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
19. 19.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
22. 22.✅ 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
31. 31.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
32. 32.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
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
40. 40.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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