Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 878 · 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 missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
14. 14.✅ 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.
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
18. 18.🔍 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
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
24. 24.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
30. 30.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
34. 34.✅ 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?
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
38. 38.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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