Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 420 · 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 copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
3. 3.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
14. 14.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
19. 19.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
21. 21.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
28. 28.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
31. 31.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (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: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
36. 36.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
40. 40.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather

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