Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 925 · 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.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
2. 2.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
9. 9.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
27. 27.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
30. 30.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
31. 31.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
33. 33.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
35. 35.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a missed part
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
39. 39.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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