Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 301 · 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.✅ 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
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
8. 8.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
10. 10.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
19. 19.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
21. 21.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
26. 26.🔍 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
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
32. 32.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
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 gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
39. 39.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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