Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 310 · 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 wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
14. 14.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 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 missed part (d) a missing unit
16. 16.✅ 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?
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
21. 21.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missing unit

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