Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 475 · 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 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missed part
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.🔍 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
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
7. 7.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) leave the hall
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) leaving the hall early (c) spelling of key terms (d) question numbers right
10. 10.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) labels on diagrams
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
14. 14.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
17. 17.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, at random
18. 18.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
28. 28.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) question numbers right (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
30. 30.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
33. 33.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
35. 35.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
40. 40.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True

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