Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 178 · 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: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
6. 6.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
25. 25.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
26. 26.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
32. 32.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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