Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 633 · 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: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
5. 5.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
8. 8.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
11. 11.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
15. 15.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
24. 24.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
25. 25.✅ 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?
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
31. 31.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall

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