Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 435 · 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 answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
6. 6.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
8. 8.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
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 answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
16. 16.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
29. 29.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
38. 38.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
40. 40.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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