Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 103 · 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.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
10. 10.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
15. 15.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
18. 18.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
21. 21.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
23. 23.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
24. 24.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
25. 25.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip

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