Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 448 · 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 smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
4. 4.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
8. 8.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
19. 19.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
22. 22.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
26. 26.🔍 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
27. 27.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
32. 32.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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