Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 159 · 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.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
10. 10.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
13. 13.✅ 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
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
19. 19.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
30. 30.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part

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