Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 987 · 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: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
8. 8.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
15. 15.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
19. 19.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
20. 20.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
23. 23.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) skip it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
31. 31.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
34. 34.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.✅ 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.
39. 39.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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