Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 388 · 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.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
14. 14.✅ 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?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
18. 18.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
29. 29.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
37. 37.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
40. 40.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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