Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 193 · 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 is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
2. 2.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 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
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
11. 11.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) guess again
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
14. 14.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
25. 25.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
37. 37.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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