Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 55 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
2. 2.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
4. 4.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
11. 11.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
13. 13.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
17. 17.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
22. 22.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
24. 24.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
28. 28.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
38. 38.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True

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