Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 416 · 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 wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
3. 3.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
5. 5.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ 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?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
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.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
12. 12.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
21. 21.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
30. 30.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
31. 31.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
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) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit

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