Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 444 · 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 missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.🔍 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
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
8. 8.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missed part
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
20. 20.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
25. 25.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
26. 26.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
28. 28.✅ 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
33. 33.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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