Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 562 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
5. 5.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) units in each answer
8. 8.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) question numbers right (c) checking page 1 only (d) adding doodles
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) adding doodles (d) staring at the ceiling
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
13. 13.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) do it the same way
14. 14.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
16. 16.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
20. 20.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) reworking key sums (d) rewriting neat pages
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
27. 27.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 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
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
30. 30.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
31. 31.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) checking page 1 only
33. 33.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your name and roll no. (c) your friend’s page (d) the hall’s colour
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) checking page 1 only (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
36. 36.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
40. 40.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only

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