Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 262 · 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 added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
16. 16.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) roll number written
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
23. 23.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
26. 26.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) adding doodles
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
30. 30.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.✅ 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?
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
35. 35.🔍 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
36. 36.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
39. 39.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 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

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