Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 888 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
6. 6.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
9. 9.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
17. 17.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
24. 24.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
26. 26.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
30. 30.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
36. 36.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
37. 37.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
40. 40.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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