Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 429 · 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 read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
3. 3.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
4. 4.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
6. 6.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
11. 11.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
19. 19.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
21. 21.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
24. 24.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) guess again
25. 25.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
34. 34.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
35. 35.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
38. 38.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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