Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 544 · 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 of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
2. 2.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
9. 9.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
10. 10.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
15. 15.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
21. 21.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
23. 23.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) skip it
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
28. 28.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
30. 30.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
33. 33.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
36. 36.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
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.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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