Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 441 · 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 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
3. 3.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) spelling of key terms (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
7. 7.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
9. 9.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
11. 11.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
14. 14.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) labels on diagrams
34. 34.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✅ 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?
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early
39. 39.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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