Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 684 · 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) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
3. 3.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
5. 5.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
7. 7.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
14. 14.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
18. 18.✅ 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.
19. 19.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
29. 29.🔍 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
30. 30.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
35. 35.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missed part
38. 38.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
40. 40.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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