Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 547 · 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 kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
6. 6.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
8. 8.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
12. 12.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
16. 16.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
19. 19.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) skip it
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
24. 24.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
32. 32.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
37. 37.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
40. 40.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason

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