Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 859 · 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: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
8. 8.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
16. 16.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
18. 18.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) skip it
22. 22.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
36. 36.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
39. 39.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 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

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