Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 78 · 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 poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
8. 8.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
15. 15.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
17. 17.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ 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?
20. 20.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
23. 23.✅ 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
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
25. 25.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
31. 31.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
33. 33.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
38. 38.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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