Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 42 · 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.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
8. 8.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) guess again
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
13. 13.✅ 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
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
18. 18.🔍 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
19. 19.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
22. 22.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
28. 28.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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