Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 462 · 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) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
3. 3.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
9. 9.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
13. 13.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
15. 15.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
17. 17.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
19. 19.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
24. 24.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
29. 29.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
33. 33.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
38. 38.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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