Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 610 · 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.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
3. 3.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
8. 8.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
10. 10.✅ 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?
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
22. 22.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms

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