Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 573 · 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 smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
5. 5.✅ 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
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
17. 17.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
21. 21.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
28. 28.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
31. 31.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
37. 37.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only

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