Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 33 · 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) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
8. 8.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
29. 29.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
34. 34.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 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
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
38. 38.✅ 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.
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True

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