Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 349 · 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 of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
2. 2.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
9. 9.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missed part
10. 10.✅ 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?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
13. 13.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
15. 15.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
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 calculation slip (d) a copying slip
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
22. 22.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.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) staring at the ceiling
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
29. 29.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
35. 35.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
37. 37.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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