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Checking your own work

Learning to Learn · Learning to Learn · ages 5-6
Name ______________________   Date ____________
  1. Your paper has tasks on both sides. You checked the front. Which part do you still need to check?

    • The tasks on the back of the paper
    • The front that you already checked
    • The pencil that you put on the desk
  2. The task says, 'Write your name and draw a face.' Eva drew a face but left the name space empty. What should she add?

    • Her name in the empty space
    • Another face beside her picture
    • A color around the empty space
  3. You just finished your work. What should you do next?

    • Look back and check it
    • Leave without looking at it
    • Ask someone else to check it for you
  4. Which child is checking their own work?

    • Zoe closes her book and leaves her paper
    • Zoe reads her paper again after finishing
    • Zoe gives her paper to a friend to finish
  5. The model says star, heart, star, heart. You copied star, heart, heart, heart. What should you change to match the model?

    • Change the last heart to a star
    • Change the first star to a heart
    • Change the third shape to a star
  6. Sam was asked to write 1 to 4 from smallest to largest. He wrote 1, 2, 4, 3. His check shows that 4 came before 3. What should he do?

    • Fix the order so it reads 1, 2, 3, 4
    • Keep the order so it reads 1, 2, 4, 3
    • Erase the line and leave no numbers at all
  7. Leo counted these apples and wrote 7. Count each apple once to check. How many are there?

    Answer: ______________

  8. Your task asks for red flowers. A friend asks what you checked. Which answer describes a check that matches this task?

    • I checked whether I had written my name.
    • I checked whether the flowers were red.
    • I checked whether my pencil was sharp.
  9. Ana finished her paper. She said she was done without checking it. What might happen?

    • Her work will fix itself
    • She might miss a mistake
    • Nothing bad will happen
  10. Tom was asked to draw 4 stars. He drew 4 hearts, shown below. What still needs fixing?

    • The number must change from 4 to 3
    • The number must change from 4 to 5
    • The shapes must change to stars
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  1. The tasks on the back of the paper · The back has tasks too. Checking the front alone leaves those tasks unchecked.
  2. Her name in the empty space · Eva completed the drawing part but missed the name part.
  3. Look back and check it · Looking back at your work first helps you catch mistakes yourself.
  4. Zoe reads her paper again after finishing · Zoe looks at her completed paper herself. That is checking her own work.
  5. Change the third shape to a star · The third shape differs. The model has a star there, but your copy has a heart.
  6. Fix the order so it reads 1, 2, 3, 4 · Checking helped Sam find the mistake, so now he can fix it.
  7. 6 · Counting each apple once gives 6. Leo can change his count from 7 to 6.
  8. I checked whether the flowers were red. · Checking the flowers' color checks the request for red flowers.
  9. She might miss a mistake · Skipping the check means mistakes can stay hidden in her work.
  10. The shapes must change to stars · Tom drew the requested number, but the task asked for stars rather than hearts.
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