Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 788 · 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) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
3. 3.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
8. 8.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.✅ 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?
13. 13.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
16. 16.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
19. 19.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
30. 30.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.✅ 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
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False

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