Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 362 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.✅ 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
5. 5.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
9. 9.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
12. 12.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
17. 17.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
24. 24.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) random answer changes
29. 29.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False

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