Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 989 · 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) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
5. 5.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
6. 6.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.🔍 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
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
12. 12.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
14. 14.🔍 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 missed part (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
16. 16.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
19. 19.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
22. 22.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
25. 25.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
28. 28.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
33. 33.🔍 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
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right

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