Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

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

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