Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 295 · 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.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
3. 3.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
10. 10.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
14. 14.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
17. 17.✅ 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
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
20. 20.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
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.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
28. 28.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
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.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
38. 38.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
40. 40.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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