Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 110 · 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 the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
8. 8.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
9. 9.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
11. 11.✅ 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
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
16. 16.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
19. 19.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
28. 28.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (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 answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip

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