Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 90 · 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.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
12. 12.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
26. 26.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ 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.
35. 35.✅ 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?
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
40. 40.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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