Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 297 · 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) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) random answer changes (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
17. 17.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
20. 20.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
21. 21.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
30. 30.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
34. 34.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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