Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 329 · 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) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
13. 13.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
18. 18.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it in pencil?
19. 19.✅ 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
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
26. 26.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
28. 28.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) spelling of key terms
31. 31.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
35. 35.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
39. 39.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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