Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 941 · 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 a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
3. 3.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
14. 14.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
19. 19.✅ 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
22. 22.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
24. 24.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
28. 28.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a copying slip
37. 37.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
40. 40.🔍 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

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