Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 831 · 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 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
3. 3.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
6. 6.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
9. 9.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
25. 25.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
37. 37.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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