Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 18 · 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 of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
8. 8.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
10. 10.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
15. 15.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
17. 17.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
20. 20.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
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.🔍 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
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
27. 27.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
34. 34.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms

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