Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 122 · 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 gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
4. 4.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
6. 6.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
10. 10.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
17. 17.🔍 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
27. 27.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
30. 30.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
36. 36.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
40. 40.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) skip it

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