Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 345 · 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 of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
2. 2.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
4. 4.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
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 added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
23. 23.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
25. 25.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
26. 26.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
32. 32.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling

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