Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 373 · 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 should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
5. 5.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
6. 6.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
15. 15.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
20. 20.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
26. 26.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
30. 30.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
34. 34.🔍 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
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False

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