Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 127 · 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) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
2. 2.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
5. 5.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
9. 9.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
12. 12.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
15. 15.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
16. 16.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
25. 25.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
34. 34.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
37. 37.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
40. 40.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True

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