Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 672 · 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 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?
2. 2.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
4. 4.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
9. 9.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
11. 11.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
12. 12.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
15. 15.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
19. 19.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
23. 23.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
31. 31.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
35. 35.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit

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