Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 142 · 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) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.✅ 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?
4. 4.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
12. 12.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
13. 13.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
14. 14.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
24. 24.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
28. 28.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
32. 32.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip

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