Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 288 · 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: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
7. 7.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
9. 9.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
17. 17.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
20. 20.🔍 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
32. 32.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right

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