Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 894 · 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: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
11. 11.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
16. 16.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
23. 23.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
30. 30.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right

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