Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 480 · 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) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
3. 3.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
7. 7.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
18. 18.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
23. 23.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
38. 38.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False

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