Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 391 · 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 kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
2. 2.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
6. 6.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
11. 11.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
13. 13.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
14. 14.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
31. 31.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams

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