Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 447 · 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.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.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) checking page 1 only
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
30. 30.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
35. 35.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (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 copying slip (d) a missed part
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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