Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 511 · 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: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
7. 7.✅ 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
8. 8.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
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: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
24. 24.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 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 missed part (d) a missing unit
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
32. 32.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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