Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 67 · 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.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) always change twice (c) yes, change all (d) no, only with a reason
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) reworking key sums
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) adding doodles (c) random answer changes (d) rewriting neat pages
9. 9.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your name and roll no. (b) your friend’s page (c) the weather (d) the hall’s colour
12. 12.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) roll number written (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
13. 13.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) labels on diagrams (c) all parts answered (d) reworking key sums
14. 14.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) roll number written (d) units in each answer
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
19. 19.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) guess again (c) skip it (d) add the answer back
21. 21.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) question numbers right (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
26. 26.🔍 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
27. 27.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) units in each answer (c) spelling of key terms (d) adding doodles
29. 29.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it long? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it neat?
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: staring at the ceiling? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) adding doodles
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking page 1 only (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.True or false: “roll number written” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) units in each answer (d) checking page 1 only
40. 40.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False

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