Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 823 · 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 wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
12. 12.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
17. 17.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
19. 19.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
24. 24.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
35. 35.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered

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