Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 493 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
9. 9.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
13. 13.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
19. 19.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
28. 28.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
35. 35.🔍 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
36. 36.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling

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