Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 612 · 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 of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
4. 4.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
7. 7.🔍 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
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
10. 10.🔍 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
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
14. 14.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
17. 17.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
23. 23.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
24. 24.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.✅ 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?
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right

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