Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 597 · 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) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
6. 6.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
12. 12.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
13. 13.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
14. 14.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
18. 18.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
24. 24.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
28. 28.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
38. 38.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False

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