Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 959 · 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) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
13. 13.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
18. 18.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
26. 26.🔍 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
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
31. 31.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
34. 34.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
36. 36.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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