Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 979 · 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 is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
5. 5.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
13. 13.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ 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
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
23. 23.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
30. 30.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
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) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
39. 39.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip

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