Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 830 · 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.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
7. 7.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
9. 9.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.✅ 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?
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation 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 is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
36. 36.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
40. 40.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way

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