Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 417 · 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: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
6. 6.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
7. 7.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.🔍 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
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
25. 25.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
35. 35.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False

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