Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 553 · 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 skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) checking page 1 only (c) question numbers right (d) units in each answer
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) labels on diagrams
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) labels on diagrams (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
14. 14.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
20. 20.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) reworking key sums (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
24. 24.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
28. 28.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
30. 30.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) units in each answer
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
40. 40.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it in pencil? (d) is it neat?

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