Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 146 · 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 wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
2. 2.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
18. 18.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) skip it
22. 22.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
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) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
26. 26.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (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.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 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
36. 36.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
39. 39.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit

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