Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 583 · 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: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
4. 4.🔍 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
5. 5.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
9. 9.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ 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
11. 11.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.🔍 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
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
40. 40.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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