Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 453 · 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: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
8. 8.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
11. 11.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
16. 16.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
19. 19.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
22. 22.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
25. 25.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
36. 36.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.✅ 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

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