Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 635 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
3. 3.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
6. 6.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
7. 7.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
15. 15.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
23. 23.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
26. 26.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
36. 36.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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