Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 869 · 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.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
14. 14.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
22. 22.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
26. 26.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
31. 31.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
33. 33.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, 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 missing unit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
36. 36.✅ 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?
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False

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