Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 294 · 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 a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
2. 2.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
5. 5.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
12. 12.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
17. 17.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) reworking key sums
19. 19.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
31. 31.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
35. 35.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
40. 40.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True

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