Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 312 · 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) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
2. 2.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 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
4. 4.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
7. 7.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
9. 9.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
17. 17.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
20. 20.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
27. 27.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
31. 31.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
33. 33.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
36. 36.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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