Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 687 · 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 the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
9. 9.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
11. 11.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missing unit
12. 12.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
14. 14.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
17. 17.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
25. 25.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
28. 28.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
31. 31.✅ 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.
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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