Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 158 · 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) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
14. 14.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
15. 15.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
24. 24.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
25. 25.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) sit and wait
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
32. 32.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
39. 39.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a missed part
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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