Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 287 · 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 wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
3. 3.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
8. 8.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
12. 12.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
13. 13.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
15. 15.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
16. 16.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
18. 18.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
26. 26.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer

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