Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 537 · 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 calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
7. 7.✅ 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
8. 8.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
13. 13.✅ 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
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
17. 17.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
19. 19.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
25. 25.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
31. 31.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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