Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 317 · 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) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
12. 12.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
16. 16.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
23. 23.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ 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.
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False

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