Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 879 · 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 copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
29. 29.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ 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
35. 35.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
36. 36.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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