Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 865 · 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) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
7. 7.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
10. 10.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
14. 14.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
21. 21.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
27. 27.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
30. 30.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
31. 31.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
34. 34.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
39. 39.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?

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