Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 371 · 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) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
3. 3.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
10. 10.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
14. 14.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
16. 16.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
24. 24.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
35. 35.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
37. 37.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all

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