Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 536 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
3. 3.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
8. 8.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
10. 10.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
18. 18.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
22. 22.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
29. 29.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
34. 34.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
35. 35.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
38. 38.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
40. 40.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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