Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 452 · 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.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
6. 6.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a copying slip
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
12. 12.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
18. 18.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
23. 23.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
24. 24.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
31. 31.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
35. 35.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
36. 36.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
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.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason

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