Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 423 · 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 copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
5. 5.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
18. 18.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
23. 23.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
31. 31.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
38. 38.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
40. 40.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others

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