Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 50 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
4. 4.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a copying slip
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
13. 13.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
16. 16.✅ 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
17. 17.✅ 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
18. 18.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
34. 34.✅ 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?
35. 35.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
37. 37.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages

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