Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 513 · 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.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
12. 12.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.🔍 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
17. 17.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
21. 21.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
24. 24.✅ 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?
25. 25.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
35. 35.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
40. 40.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False

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