Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 414 · 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 gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ 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?
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
5. 5.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
9. 9.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
17. 17.✅ 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
18. 18.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
33. 33.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
35. 35.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early

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