Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 993 · 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) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
14. 14.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
17. 17.🔍 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 copying slip (d) a missing unit
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
21. 21.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
25. 25.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ 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
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.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
35. 35.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit

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