Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 852 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
12. 12.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
17. 17.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
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) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
21. 21.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
26. 26.✅ 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?
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
36. 36.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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