Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 504 · 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: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
4. 4.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
12. 12.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
13. 13.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
16. 16.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
19. 19.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) skip it
20. 20.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
27. 27.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
30. 30.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
34. 34.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
36. 36.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
39. 39.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False

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