Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 54 · 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 poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
7. 7.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.✅ 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
10. 10.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
12. 12.🔍 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
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
15. 15.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
20. 20.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 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 missed part (d) a missing unit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, 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 missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
33. 33.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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