Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 844 · 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) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
2. 2.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
4. 4.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
10. 10.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
11. 11.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) skip it
13. 13.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
15. 15.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
25. 25.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
36. 36.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
38. 38.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer

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