Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 777 · 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 of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
7. 7.🔍 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
20. 20.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
25. 25.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
28. 28.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
31. 31.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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