Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 25 · 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.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
3. 3.🔍 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
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
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: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
10. 10.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) do it the same way
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
17. 17.✅ 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?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.✅ 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
21. 21.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
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.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
27. 27.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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