Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 320 · 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.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
4. 4.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
12. 12.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
17. 17.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
24. 24.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
28. 28.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
29. 29.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
32. 32.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
34. 34.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True

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