Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 548 · 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.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.✅ 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
17. 17.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
19. 19.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
21. 21.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
27. 27.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
34. 34.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
40. 40.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False

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