Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 489 · 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.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
2. 2.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
7. 7.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
13. 13.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
20. 20.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
23. 23.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
24. 24.🔍 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (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 calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
32. 32.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
33. 33.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms

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