Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 124 · 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 copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
3. 3.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.✅ 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
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
15. 15.🔍 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
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
29. 29.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
35. 35.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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