Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 176 · 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: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
6. 6.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
14. 14.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
35. 35.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
39. 39.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early

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