Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 114 · 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 skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
6. 6.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
7. 7.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
9. 9.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
11. 11.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
28. 28.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
32. 32.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
37. 37.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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