Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 488 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.True or false: “question numbers right” 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 smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
10. 10.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
12. 12.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missed part
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (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.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
19. 19.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
26. 26.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
28. 28.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
40. 40.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True

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