Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 208 · 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 wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) all parts answered
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
20. 20.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
29. 29.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.🔍 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
35. 35.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
38. 38.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages

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