Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 631 · 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: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
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.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) all parts answered (c) units in each answer (d) spelling of key terms
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
7. 7.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it neat? (b) is it long? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
16. 16.🔍 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
17. 17.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
19. 19.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
20. 20.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
22. 22.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✅ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) spelling of key terms (c) staring at the ceiling (d) all parts answered
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) random answer changes
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) adding doodles
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) question numbers right (c) roll number written (d) rewriting neat pages
30. 30.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) leaving the hall early
31. 31.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 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
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) adding doodles
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
36. 36.True or false: “question numbers right” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right

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