Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 810 · 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) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
7. 7.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
8. 8.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
16. 16.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
26. 26.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
31. 31.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
35. 35.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a calculation slip
36. 36.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit

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