Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 499 · 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 read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
11. 11.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it neat? (d) does it make sense?
15. 15.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
17. 17.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
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 copying slip (d) a calculation slip
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
22. 22.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
24. 24.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) adding doodles (d) reworking key sums
30. 30.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
35. 35.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False

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