Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 960 · 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.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
4. 4.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
7. 7.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ 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
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
32. 32.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
33. 33.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
34. 34.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles

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