Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 87 · 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: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
5. 5.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
7. 7.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
8. 8.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
12. 12.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.✅ 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
19. 19.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
20. 20.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
29. 29.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
32. 32.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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