Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 57 · 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.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
13. 13.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
15. 15.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
22. 22.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
28. 28.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
33. 33.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
38. 38.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait

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