Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 277 · 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: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
4. 4.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
8. 8.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✅ 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
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
17. 17.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
24. 24.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
26. 26.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
36. 36.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
39. 39.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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