Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 339 · 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) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
5. 5.🔍 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
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
9. 9.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
12. 12.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
19. 19.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) leave the hall (c) chat with others (d) check your answers
24. 24.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your friend’s page (c) your name and roll no. (d) the weather
25. 25.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) skip it
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
30. 30.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
34. 34.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 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 missed part (d) a missing unit
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip

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