Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 383 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
9. 9.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
10. 10.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
20. 20.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
29. 29.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
34. 34.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
35. 35.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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