Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 174 · 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.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
2. 2.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.✅ 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?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
7. 7.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
9. 9.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
17. 17.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
26. 26.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
29. 29.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer

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