Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 698 · 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 poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
4. 4.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
7. 7.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
19. 19.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
21. 21.✅ 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?
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
25. 25.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
34. 34.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
35. 35.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
37. 37.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
39. 39.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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