Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 842 · 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) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
5. 5.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
7. 7.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
9. 9.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
26. 26.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
31. 31.🔍 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
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
36. 36.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True

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