Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 517 · 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.✅ 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
2. 2.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
8. 8.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ 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
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
13. 13.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
14. 14.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
16. 16.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
22. 22.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
31. 31.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.🔍 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
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part

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