Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 587 · 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: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
6. 6.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
17. 17.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
26. 26.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
29. 29.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
31. 31.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
39. 39.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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