Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 551 · 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: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
5. 5.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
8. 8.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
25. 25.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
26. 26.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
28. 28.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
38. 38.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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