Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 588 · 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) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
2. 2.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ 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.
4. 4.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
9. 9.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
13. 13.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
20. 20.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) skip it
23. 23.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
27. 27.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written

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