Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 409 · 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 smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
6. 6.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
10. 10.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
19. 19.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
26. 26.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
29. 29.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
34. 34.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
36. 36.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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