Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 670 · 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 smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
2. 2.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
16. 16.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
19. 19.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
30. 30.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
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.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit

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