Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 249 · 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 the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
3. 3.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) random answer changes
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
12. 12.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
16. 16.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
22. 22.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
26. 26.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
31. 31.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
34. 34.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
37. 37.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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