Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 552 · 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 the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
3. 3.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
9. 9.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
13. 13.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
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 of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
19. 19.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
22. 22.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
24. 24.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
31. 31.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
38. 38.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
40. 40.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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