Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 437 · 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 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) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
3. 3.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
10. 10.✅ 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?
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
13. 13.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
24. 24.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
25. 25.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
35. 35.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams

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