Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 169 · 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 the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.🔍 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
8. 8.🔍 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
9. 9.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
19. 19.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
20. 20.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
21. 21.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.🔍 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
35. 35.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
39. 39.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip

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