Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 675 · 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.✅ 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
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
4. 4.True or false: “adding doodles” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) the hall’s colour (c) your friend’s page (d) your name and roll no.
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
7. 7.True or false: “roll number written” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) units in each answer (c) checking page 1 only (d) labels on diagrams
9. 9.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
11. 11.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) leaving the hall early
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) checking page 1 only
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) all parts answered
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) question numbers right (c) reworking key sums (d) adding doodles
18. 18.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) no, only with a reason (c) yes, change all (d) yes, at random
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
25. 25.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
28. 28.✅ 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?
29. 29.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) check your answers (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
30. 30.🔍 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
32. 32.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
34. 34.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) rewriting neat pages (d) leaving the hall early
36. 36.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) random answer changes
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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