Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 622 · 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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
5. 5.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) add the answer back
8. 8.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) spelling of key terms (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
9. 9.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
12. 12.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
15. 15.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) units in each answer (d) question numbers right
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) adding doodles
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
20. 20.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) roll number written (c) question numbers right (d) rewriting neat pages
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
22. 22.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
23. 23.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
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 of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) reworking key sums
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
31. 31.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
37. 37.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) does it make sense? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True

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