Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 467 · 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 read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
9. 9.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
11. 11.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
13. 13.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
14. 14.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
15. 15.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
17. 17.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
23. 23.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
25. 25.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
27. 27.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
32. 32.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.✅ 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
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip

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