Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 561 · 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 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
3. 3.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) roll number written
4. 4.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
8. 8.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✅ 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
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
13. 13.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
16. 16.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
18. 18.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
20. 20.🔍 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 missed part (d) a missing unit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
23. 23.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) checking page 1 only (b) reworking key sums (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
27. 27.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
28. 28.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) roll number written
34. 34.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) leaving the hall early (d) question numbers right
37. 37.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
39. 39.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right

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