Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 543 · 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.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
4. 4.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
11. 11.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
16. 16.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
18. 18.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
26. 26.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
34. 34.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
37. 37.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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