Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 8 · 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) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
4. 4.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
15. 15.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
25. 25.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
27. 27.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
36. 36.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
37. 37.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True

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