Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 309 · 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) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
2. 2.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) sit and wait (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) reworking key sums
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
17. 17.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
23. 23.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ 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
27. 27.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
28. 28.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
33. 33.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
37. 37.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
39. 39.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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