Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 412 · 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 skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
2. 2.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
14. 14.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
19. 19.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
20. 20.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
23. 23.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
25. 25.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
40. 40.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.

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