Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 653 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
3. 3.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.✅ 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
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.✅ 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
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
17. 17.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
21. 21.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
36. 36.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling

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