Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 652 · 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) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✅ 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?
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
9. 9.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
16. 16.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
17. 17.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
20. 20.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
25. 25.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
27. 27.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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