Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 697 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
3. 3.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
7. 7.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
20. 20.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
23. 23.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
30. 30.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
34. 34.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
38. 38.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
40. 40.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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