Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 886 · 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 missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
8. 8.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
9. 9.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) skip it
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
16. 16.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
19. 19.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
23. 23.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
27. 27.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
37. 37.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
40. 40.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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