Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 898 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
3. 3.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
7. 7.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
18. 18.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
21. 21.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 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
32. 32.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.🔍 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
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
40. 40.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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