Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 286 · 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 skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✅ 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
5. 5.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) staring at the ceiling
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
14. 14.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
16. 16.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
17. 17.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
20. 20.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
24. 24.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
29. 29.✅ 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
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
34. 34.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
39. 39.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes

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