Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 699 · 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: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
13. 13.🔍 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
14. 14.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
17. 17.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
19. 19.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
22. 22.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
29. 29.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
34. 34.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True

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