Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 285 · 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: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
4. 4.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
6. 6.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
13. 13.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
17. 17.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
22. 22.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
30. 30.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only

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