Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 801 · 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) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
2. 2.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
8. 8.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
12. 12.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
15. 15.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
27. 27.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
30. 30.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
32. 32.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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