Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 396 · 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.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
4. 4.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) skip it
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) staring at the ceiling (d) labels on diagrams
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
29. 29.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) the weather (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) units in each answer
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
33. 33.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
35. 35.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
37. 37.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
39. 39.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others

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