Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 366 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
14. 14.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
16. 16.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
19. 19.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
22. 22.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.🔍 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
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.✅ 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes

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