Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 319 · 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.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
4. 4.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
9. 9.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) skip it
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
14. 14.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
17. 17.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
30. 30.🔍 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
31. 31.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles

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