Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 226 · 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 the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
11. 11.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
17. 17.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
23. 23.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
27. 27.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
33. 33.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
39. 39.🔍 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
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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