Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 214 · 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.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
3. 3.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
12. 12.✅ 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
13. 13.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
23. 23.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
24. 24.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
36. 36.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
39. 39.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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