Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 261 · 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) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
8. 8.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
16. 16.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
30. 30.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) skip it
31. 31.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
36. 36.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
37. 37.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip

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