Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 303 · 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.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
2. 2.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
4. 4.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
8. 8.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
9. 9.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
13. 13.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
16. 16.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
19. 19.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
27. 27.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
29. 29.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
36. 36.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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