Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 248 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
11. 11.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
13. 13.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
22. 22.✅ 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
23. 23.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
25. 25.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
26. 26.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
28. 28.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
32. 32.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
36. 36.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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