Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 565 · 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 added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
6. 6.🔍 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
7. 7.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
10. 10.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
20. 20.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) skip it
32. 32.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages

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