Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 48 · 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: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
3. 3.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
7. 7.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) roll number written
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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
14. 14.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) reworking key sums
28. 28.🔍 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 missing unit (d) a copying slip
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) staring at the ceiling (d) roll number written
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) question numbers right
37. 37.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling

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