Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 376 · 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 the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
5. 5.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
8. 8.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, at random (d) yes, change all
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
18. 18.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ 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.
21. 21.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) adding doodles
30. 30.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
36. 36.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False

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