Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

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

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