Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 881 · 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.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
8. 8.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
12. 12.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
19. 19.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
27. 27.✅ 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
28. 28.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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