Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 446 · 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: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
7. 7.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
12. 12.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
16. 16.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
26. 26.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.🔍 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
33. 33.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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