Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 784 · 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 gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
3. 3.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
5. 5.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
7. 7.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
16. 16.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
22. 22.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
24. 24.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
28. 28.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
29. 29.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missed part
30. 30.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
38. 38.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered

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