Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 44 · 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 of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
9. 9.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) skip it (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
10. 10.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
29. 29.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
33. 33.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
35. 35.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
40. 40.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers

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