Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 663 · 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.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
2. 2.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
11. 11.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
18. 18.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
20. 20.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
23. 23.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
26. 26.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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