Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 604 · 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 wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
3. 3.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
5. 5.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
13. 13.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
17. 17.✅ 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
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
24. 24.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ 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?
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.🔍 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
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
35. 35.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
40. 40.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait

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