Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 523 · 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 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?
2. 2.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) guess again (d) add the answer back
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) spelling of key terms (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) all parts answered (d) units in each answer
11. 11.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
12. 12.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) random answer changes
16. 16.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
18. 18.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) reworking key sums (c) checking page 1 only (d) units in each answer
19. 19.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) the hall’s colour (d) your friend’s page
25. 25.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) adding doodles
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) adding doodles (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
36. 36.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
38. 38.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) leaving the hall early

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