Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 100 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
5. 5.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
7. 7.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
12. 12.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
15. 15.✅ 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?
16. 16.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
19. 19.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
24. 24.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
36. 36.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages

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