Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 327 · 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 of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
4. 4.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
7. 7.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
11. 11.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
12. 12.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
15. 15.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
20. 20.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
25. 25.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
26. 26.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
34. 34.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
39. 39.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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