Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 540 · 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 wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
4. 4.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
8. 8.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) sit and wait (d) check your answers
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) reworking key sums
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
15. 15.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) add the answer back (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
18. 18.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it long?
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
20. 20.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) all parts answered (d) random answer changes
29. 29.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
30. 30.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
32. 32.🔍 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
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
35. 35.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) spelling of key terms (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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