Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 463 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
6. 6.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
7. 7.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) checking page 1 only (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.✅ 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
11. 11.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
18. 18.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) leave the hall (d) chat with others
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
26. 26.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
28. 28.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
35. 35.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
36. 36.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time

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