Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 192 · 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 gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
8. 8.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
10. 10.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
22. 22.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
24. 24.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
25. 25.🔍 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
28. 28.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
38. 38.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right

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