Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 152 · 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 added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
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 of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
12. 12.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
19. 19.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ 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
23. 23.✅ 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?
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
34. 34.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
39. 39.🔍 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
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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