Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 415 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
2. 2.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
15. 15.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
17. 17.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
20. 20.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
28. 28.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 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
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
34. 34.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
38. 38.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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