Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 577 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
4. 4.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
6. 6.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
14. 14.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
21. 21.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
23. 23.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
31. 31.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ 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?
33. 33.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
36. 36.🔍 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
37. 37.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early

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