Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 358 · 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 kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
5. 5.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
9. 9.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
13. 13.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
19. 19.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
20. 20.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
25. 25.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
29. 29.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
34. 34.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
36. 36.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams

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