Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 838 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
17. 17.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
19. 19.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
22. 22.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
25. 25.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
29. 29.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
34. 34.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
37. 37.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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