Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 185 · 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.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
8. 8.✅ 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
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
22. 22.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
27. 27.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
29. 29.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
31. 31.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) random answer changes
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
35. 35.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
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.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms

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