Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 840 · 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.✅ 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
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
3. 3.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
5. 5.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
12. 12.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
13. 13.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
17. 17.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
33. 33.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
34. 34.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
38. 38.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True

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