Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 254 · 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: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ 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?
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
7. 7.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
9. 9.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
12. 12.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
14. 14.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
16. 16.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) your friend’s page
17. 17.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
31. 31.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
37. 37.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
40. 40.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True

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