Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 748 · 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) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
3. 3.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
6. 6.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
7. 7.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
10. 10.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
13. 13.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
19. 19.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
20. 20.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
27. 27.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
33. 33.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False

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