Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 197 · 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.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
23. 23.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
31. 31.🔍 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
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
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 smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages

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