Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 30 · 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) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a missed part
15. 15.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
19. 19.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.✅ 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
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
34. 34.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
37. 37.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip

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