Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 108 · 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 wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
3. 3.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
9. 9.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
10. 10.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
16. 16.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
25. 25.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
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.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
34. 34.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages

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