Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 456 · 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) staring at the ceiling (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
8. 8.✅ 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?
9. 9.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
13. 13.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) sit and wait
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) spelling of key terms
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
29. 29.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the weather
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) all parts answered
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
37. 37.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
39. 39.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) units in each answer

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