Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 11 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
3. 3.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
21. 21.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
22. 22.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
23. 23.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
27. 27.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 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
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes

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