Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 828 · 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.✅ 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
2. 2.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
11. 11.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
13. 13.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
17. 17.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
20. 20.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
37. 37.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written

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