Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 157 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
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 is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
7. 7.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
19. 19.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
22. 22.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
30. 30.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.🔍 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
34. 34.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
36. 36.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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