Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 364 · 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.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
2. 2.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.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) reworking key sums
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
9. 9.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
12. 12.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
14. 14.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
17. 17.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
24. 24.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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