Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 136 · 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: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
6. 6.✅ 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
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
10. 10.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
11. 11.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
23. 23.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
26. 26.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
37. 37.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only

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