Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 200 · 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.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
13. 13.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
19. 19.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
29. 29.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) skip it
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
39. 39.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles

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