Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 77 · 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.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
14. 14.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
17. 17.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
20. 20.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
25. 25.🔍 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
26. 26.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
40. 40.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?

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