Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 515 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
2. 2.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
13. 13.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
17. 17.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
22. 22.✅ 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?
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
27. 27.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
29. 29.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
33. 33.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
35. 35.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
40. 40.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page

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