Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 754 · 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: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
9. 9.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
11. 11.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
20. 20.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
23. 23.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
32. 32.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
39. 39.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True

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