Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 478 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
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 of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) staring at the ceiling
6. 6.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reworking key sums
8. 8.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ 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?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
11. 11.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
13. 13.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) skip it
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
21. 21.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) spelling of key terms (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
25. 25.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
30. 30.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) spelling of key terms
36. 36.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
38. 38.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums

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