Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 598 · 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: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
4. 4.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
6. 6.True or false: “roll number written” 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 poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
9. 9.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
24. 24.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
36. 36.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
38. 38.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
40. 40.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False

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