Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 149 · 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 of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
10. 10.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
18. 18.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
26. 26.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
31. 31.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
36. 36.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part

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