Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 786 · 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) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 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
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.✅ 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
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
13. 13.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
20. 20.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missed part
21. 21.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
25. 25.🔍 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
26. 26.✅ 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?
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
31. 31.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
35. 35.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
37. 37.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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