Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 500 · 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: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
4. 4.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
6. 6.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
18. 18.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
21. 21.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles

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