Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 864 · 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: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
3. 3.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
15. 15.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
17. 17.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
19. 19.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
34. 34.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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