Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 279 · 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.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
10. 10.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
14. 14.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
15. 15.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) leave the hall
16. 16.🔍 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a copying slip
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
23. 23.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
27. 27.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
31. 31.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
35. 35.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
38. 38.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip

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