Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 990 · 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 wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
19. 19.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (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 missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
27. 27.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
35. 35.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True

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