Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 918 · 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 the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
3. 3.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
31. 31.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
36. 36.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
37. 37.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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