Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 335 · 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 poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
9. 9.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
12. 12.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
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) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
22. 22.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
23. 23.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ 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?
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages

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