Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 875 · 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 the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
3. 3.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
6. 6.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (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: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
22. 22.✅ 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
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.🔍 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 missed part (d) a missing unit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
33. 33.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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