Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 502 · 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: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
8. 8.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
20. 20.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
23. 23.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
24. 24.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
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: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missing unit
28. 28.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
31. 31.✅ 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
32. 32.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False

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