Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 377 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
2. 2.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
6. 6.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
20. 20.🔍 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
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
24. 24.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums
26. 26.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
28. 28.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
33. 33.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
36. 36.🔍 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
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes

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