Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 134 · 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) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
5. 5.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
8. 8.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
13. 13.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
20. 20.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
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.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
34. 34.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.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

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