Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 953 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
3. 3.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
8. 8.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
14. 14.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
18. 18.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
19. 19.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
22. 22.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
29. 29.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
33. 33.✅ 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?
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
36. 36.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
40. 40.🔍 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

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