Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 602 · 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.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
2. 2.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
10. 10.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
17. 17.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
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: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
38. 38.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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