Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 962 · 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: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
20. 20.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
28. 28.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
32. 32.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ 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
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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