Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 756 · 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: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
7. 7.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
22. 22.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
24. 24.✅ 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.
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
30. 30.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a copying slip
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written

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