Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 928 · 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) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
4. 4.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
13. 13.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
17. 17.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
19. 19.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
22. 22.✅ 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?
23. 23.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
28. 28.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
32. 32.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missing unit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
39. 39.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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