Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 596 · 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 answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
5. 5.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
15. 15.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
20. 20.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
23. 23.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer

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