Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 324 · 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.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
5. 5.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
11. 11.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
13. 13.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
14. 14.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
18. 18.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
31. 31.✅ 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
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
38. 38.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
40. 40.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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