Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 961 · 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) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
2. 2.✅ 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
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
12. 12.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) skip it
13. 13.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
23. 23.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ 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?
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
29. 29.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
30. 30.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 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
32. 32.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
37. 37.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
39. 39.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages

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