Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 948 · 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 missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
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.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
10. 10.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
36. 36.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a calculation slip

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