Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 116 · 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) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
13. 13.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
15. 15.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
20. 20.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
28. 28.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
29. 29.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
40. 40.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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