Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 404 · 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 copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.✅ 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
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
8. 8.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
25. 25.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
29. 29.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
31. 31.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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