Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 512 · 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.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
2. 2.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
4. 4.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
11. 11.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) the weather
12. 12.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
16. 16.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
18. 18.✅ 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?
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
21. 21.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) always change twice (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
27. 27.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) checking page 1 only (d) reworking key sums
31. 31.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
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.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) random answer changes (c) all parts answered (d) checking page 1 only
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) spelling of key terms
38. 38.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip

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