Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 269 · 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 wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
3. 3.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
5. 5.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
6. 6.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
11. 11.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
14. 14.✅ 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.
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.🔍 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
18. 18.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
20. 20.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
33. 33.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
36. 36.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
37. 37.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes

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