Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 856 · 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) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
2. 2.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
9. 9.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
11. 11.✅ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
13. 13.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
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.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ 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
19. 19.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
26. 26.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
31. 31.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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