Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 336 · 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 long? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
2. 2.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
9. 9.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
15. 15.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
17. 17.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
23. 23.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
30. 30.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) skip it
31. 31.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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