Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 837 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
7. 7.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
9. 9.✅ 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?
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
13. 13.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
21. 21.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) guess again
22. 22.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
28. 28.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
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.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums

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