Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 605 · 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 of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
2. 2.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
7. 7.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
8. 8.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
11. 11.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.🔍 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
14. 14.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
20. 20.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
22. 22.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
26. 26.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
30. 30.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a copying slip
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit

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