Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 581 · 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) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
5. 5.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
6. 6.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.✅ 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?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
30. 30.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
32. 32.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
39. 39.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only

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