Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 725 · 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: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
7. 7.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ 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
9. 9.✅ 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
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
14. 14.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
24. 24.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
34. 34.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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