Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 656 · 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: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it in pencil? (c) is it long? (d) is it neat?
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) staring at the ceiling (d) question numbers right
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
5. 5.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
6. 6.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) guess again (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) skip it
8. 8.🔍 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 calculation slip (d) a missing unit
9. 9.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) staring at the ceiling
10. 10.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) roll number written (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) checking page 1 only (c) labels on diagrams (d) question numbers right
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
14. 14.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) question numbers right
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) rewriting neat pages (c) random answer changes (d) question numbers right
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
17. 17.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) all parts answered
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
25. 25.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the weather (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
26. 26.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
27. 27.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
28. 28.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “units in each answer” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) leaving the hall early (d) staring at the ceiling
36. 36.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True

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