Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 213 · 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 smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
6. 6.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
7. 7.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
14. 14.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
16. 16.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
25. 25.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a missed part
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
30. 30.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.🔍 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
39. 39.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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