Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 198 · 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) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
10. 10.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
15. 15.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
19. 19.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
22. 22.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
28. 28.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
35. 35.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
37. 37.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
40. 40.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False

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