Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 971 · 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.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
2. 2.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
8. 8.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
11. 11.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
15. 15.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
17. 17.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
22. 22.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
23. 23.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
27. 27.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
30. 30.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
33. 33.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missing unit
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
36. 36.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
37. 37.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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