Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 483 · 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 copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
2. 2.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
6. 6.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
16. 16.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
19. 19.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missing unit
20. 20.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
22. 22.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
31. 31.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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