Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 19 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
2. 2.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
20. 20.✅ 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
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
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.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
33. 33.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
35. 35.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
36. 36.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
40. 40.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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