Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 620 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ 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?
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
16. 16.✅ 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
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
21. 21.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
38. 38.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True

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