Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

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

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