Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 491 · 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 added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
5. 5.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
14. 14.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
19. 19.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
22. 22.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
24. 24.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 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
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
34. 34.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False

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