Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 579 · 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) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
9. 9.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
13. 13.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
19. 19.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
26. 26.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
28. 28.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
30. 30.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit

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