Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 267 · 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) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
3. 3.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
4. 4.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
13. 13.🔍 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 missed part (d) a missing unit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
15. 15.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
18. 18.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
21. 21.🔍 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 missed part (d) a calculation slip
22. 22.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
26. 26.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
33. 33.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
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.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
40. 40.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False

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