Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 634 · 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 added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) labels on diagrams
4. 4.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) adding doodles
6. 6.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) staring at the ceiling
7. 7.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
11. 11.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
12. 12.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
15. 15.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
17. 17.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) rewriting neat pages
19. 19.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
21. 21.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) leaving the hall early
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
25. 25.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
26. 26.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) question numbers right (b) staring at the ceiling (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, change all (b) yes, at random (c) no, only with a reason (d) always change twice
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
32. 32.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) units in each answer
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
37. 37.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
39. 39.🔍 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
40. 40.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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