Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 642 · 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) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
13. 13.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
23. 23.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
32. 32.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
36. 36.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a calculation slip
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip

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