Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 397 · 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 wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) question numbers right
4. 4.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ 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
6. 6.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
11. 11.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
19. 19.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
21. 21.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
27. 27.🔍 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
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
31. 31.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
32. 32.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
34. 34.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
38. 38.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) staring at the ceiling (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False

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