Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 72 · 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.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
3. 3.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
11. 11.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
17. 17.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ 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
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
32. 32.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
34. 34.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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