Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 2 · 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 poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
3. 3.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
5. 5.✅ 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.
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
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 calculation slip (d) a copying slip
15. 15.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
19. 19.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
23. 23.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
25. 25.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
27. 27.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
29. 29.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
31. 31.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
34. 34.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
37. 37.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) leaving the hall early

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