Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 603 · 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: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) the hall’s colour
4. 4.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) roll number written
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
8. 8.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) adding doodles (d) rewriting neat pages
10. 10.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
11. 11.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
16. 16.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it in pencil? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
17. 17.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
19. 19.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
20. 20.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) adding doodles (c) question numbers right (d) staring at the ceiling
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
31. 31.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) adding doodles (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) guess again (d) skip it
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False

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