Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 89 · 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 smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
3. 3.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
5. 5.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
7. 7.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
12. 12.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.✅ 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
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
23. 23.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
25. 25.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
28. 28.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
29. 29.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
38. 38.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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