Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 140 · 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) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
2. 2.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
5. 5.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
7. 7.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
11. 11.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
12. 12.✅ 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
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) question numbers right
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
26. 26.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
33. 33.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
36. 36.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
39. 39.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
40. 40.✅ 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?

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