Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 123 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
4. 4.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
5. 5.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
6. 6.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
7. 7.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a copying slip
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
19. 19.✅ 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.
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
26. 26.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 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
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
29. 29.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
31. 31.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
38. 38.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip

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