Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

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

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