Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 380 · 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.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
7. 7.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
11. 11.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
13. 13.🔍 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
14. 14.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
18. 18.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
20. 20.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
22. 22.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
27. 27.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
34. 34.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
38. 38.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
40. 40.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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