Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 757 · 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 poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.✅ 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
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
10. 10.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
13. 13.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
18. 18.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
23. 23.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
29. 29.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
30. 30.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
33. 33.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes

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