Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 98 · 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.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
9. 9.🔍 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 missed part (d) a missing unit
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
13. 13.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
15. 15.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
19. 19.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
20. 20.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
24. 24.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
30. 30.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
32. 32.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
39. 39.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written

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