Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 51 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) random answer changes (d) reworking key sums
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
5. 5.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) question numbers right
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) check your answers (c) chat with others (d) leave the hall
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
16. 16.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it neat? (d) is it long?
17. 17.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
20. 20.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
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.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
39. 39.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check

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