Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

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

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