Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 74 · 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: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
4. 4.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
11. 11.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
15. 15.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
23. 23.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
34. 34.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
35. 35.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
40. 40.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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