Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 440 · 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) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
3. 3.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
6. 6.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
9. 9.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
17. 17.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
32. 32.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
35. 35.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early

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