Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 599 · 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: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
4. 4.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
7. 7.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
8. 8.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a copying slip
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.🔍 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
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
20. 20.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
24. 24.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
27. 27.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
29. 29.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
31. 31.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
34. 34.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
40. 40.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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