Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 490 · 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 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
15. 15.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ 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
18. 18.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
20. 20.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
27. 27.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
28. 28.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a missed part
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
36. 36.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages

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