Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 984 · 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.✅ 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
4. 4.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.✅ 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?
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
12. 12.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
13. 13.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
18. 18.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
32. 32.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
34. 34.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
40. 40.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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