Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 956 · 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: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
6. 6.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
7. 7.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
32. 32.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
36. 36.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles

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