Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 857 · 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 poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
6. 6.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
12. 12.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
14. 14.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ 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?
16. 16.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
17. 17.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
22. 22.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
24. 24.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
29. 29.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
31. 31.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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