Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 315 · 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.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
8. 8.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
16. 16.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
20. 20.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
24. 24.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
26. 26.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
27. 27.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
31. 31.✅ 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?
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
33. 33.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
36. 36.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice

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