Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 283 · 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.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (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) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
12. 12.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) skip it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
19. 19.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
26. 26.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
31. 31.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
33. 33.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling

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