Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 479 · 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: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
4. 4.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
8. 8.✅ 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
9. 9.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) roll number written (b) staring at the ceiling (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
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.🔍 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
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) checking page 1 only
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
23. 23.✅ 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?
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
27. 27.🔍 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
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.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) yes, change all
36. 36.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
40. 40.🔍 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

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