Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 79 · 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) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
2. 2.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
10. 10.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✅ 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
12. 12.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
19. 19.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
24. 24.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
25. 25.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
29. 29.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
33. 33.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part

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