Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 399 · 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: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
6. 6.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
9. 9.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
11. 11.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
13. 13.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ 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?
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
22. 22.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
33. 33.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
36. 36.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
38. 38.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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