Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 369 · 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) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
2. 2.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
3. 3.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 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
6. 6.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
13. 13.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 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
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
31. 31.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
33. 33.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
40. 40.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False

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