Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 613 · 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) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
6. 6.✅ 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
7. 7.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
9. 9.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
13. 13.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
22. 22.✅ 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.
23. 23.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ 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
25. 25.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
28. 28.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
30. 30.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
32. 32.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False

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