Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 49 · 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 is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
3. 3.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
5. 5.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
9. 9.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.✅ 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
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missing unit
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
30. 30.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
35. 35.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
38. 38.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer

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