Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 430 · 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: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
4. 4.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
7. 7.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
14. 14.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
34. 34.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
39. 39.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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