Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 872 · 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: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
7. 7.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
8. 8.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
12. 12.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
24. 24.🔍 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
25. 25.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part

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