Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 519 · 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.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
4. 4.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
17. 17.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
18. 18.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
33. 33.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
36. 36.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
40. 40.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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