Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 431 · 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 “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
6. 6.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
14. 14.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
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.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
21. 21.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
26. 26.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
27. 27.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.✅ 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?
37. 37.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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