Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 354 · 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) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
6. 6.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ 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.
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
13. 13.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it in pencil?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
15. 15.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
18. 18.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) add the answer back (d) do it the same way
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 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
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) all parts answered (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
33. 33.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
40. 40.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False

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