Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 372 · 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 is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
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 of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
10. 10.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
13. 13.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) checking page 1 only
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
21. 21.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
24. 24.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
27. 27.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
37. 37.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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