Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 509 · 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) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) skip it
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
3. 3.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
7. 7.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (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) leaving the hall early
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
16. 16.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
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: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
22. 22.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
25. 25.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
26. 26.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
33. 33.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
35. 35.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
37. 37.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip

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