Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 38 · 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 poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
3. 3.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
7. 7.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
25. 25.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
31. 31.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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