Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 814 · 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.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
12. 12.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
15. 15.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
18. 18.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
32. 32.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
33. 33.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
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.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer

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