Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 466 · 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 calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
3. 3.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
4. 4.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
5. 5.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
6. 6.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
9. 9.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
11. 11.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
15. 15.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
32. 32.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
34. 34.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False

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