Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 232 · 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) add the answer back (d) guess again
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
5. 5.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
8. 8.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
28. 28.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, 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) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
39. 39.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums

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