Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 259 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
3. 3.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
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: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) all parts answered
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
17. 17.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) always change twice
25. 25.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
33. 33.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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