Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 471 · 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) labels on diagrams (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
8. 8.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) labels on diagrams
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
21. 21.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) your name and roll no. (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
25. 25.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
29. 29.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) leaving the hall early
37. 37.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) does it make sense?
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit

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