Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 162 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
11. 11.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
13. 13.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
23. 23.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early
25. 25.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
27. 27.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
34. 34.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
38. 38.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
40. 40.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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