Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 983 · 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 of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
6. 6.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
7. 7.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
20. 20.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ 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
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
31. 31.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.

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