Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 691 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.✅ 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
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
4. 4.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
16. 16.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
25. 25.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
27. 27.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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