Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 385 · 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) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
5. 5.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
9. 9.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
13. 13.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.✅ 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.
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.✅ 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
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
30. 30.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
35. 35.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
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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