Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 524 · 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: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
10. 10.✅ 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
11. 11.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
18. 18.✅ 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
19. 19.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
32. 32.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
37. 37.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
38. 38.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part

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